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Yes. But they all must agree on a decision. To change this, you can write in your power of attorney that they can decide together or on their own.<\/p>\n

You can also name one or more substitute attorneys<\/strong>. They act if your other attorney or attorneys cannot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-55225","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nCan I name more than one attorney? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-name-more-than-one-attorney\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I name more than one attorney? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yes. 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